Upright stems with whorls of narrow leaves to 90cm. The clusters of narrow flowers appear in the leaf axils higher up the stems in late spring. Good, woodsy, soil in shade. Less attractive to sawfly.
A distinct form of the species with ivory flowers tipped green in clusters at the axils of long narrow leaves. Good yellow autumn foliage sets off the red berries very well. 1.5m. Good soil in shade.
A distinctly taller form of this narrow leafed species making upright stems to as much as 2.1m in good soil in shade. Masses of tawny flowers from the higher leaf axils in early summer. Hardy.